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. 2023 Oct 11;19(845):1818-1823.
doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2023.19.845.1818.

[Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis : frequent questions in the perioperative setting]

[Article in French]
Marjolaine Legrand  1 , Delphine Berthod  2 , Sina Grape  1 , Stéphane Emonet  2   3
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[Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis : frequent questions in the perioperative setting]

[Article in French]
Marjolaine Legrand et al. Rev Med Suisse. .

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Surgical Site Infections account for 15-30% of healthcare-associated infections. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is one of well-documented measures to decrease the risk of infections. However, many situations threaten its proper application and thereby its effectiveness: patient already receiving antibiotics or carrying resistant germs, clinicians' misunderstanding about timing and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis or patient history of penicillin allergy. In this article we try to clarify these situations to favour good practice in perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.

Les infections du site opératoire représentent 15-30 % des infections associées aux soins et l’antibioprophylaxie chirurgicale est l’une des mesures bien documentées pour en diminuer le risque. Cependant, de nombreuses situations prétéritent l’application adéquate de cette mesure et donc son efficacité : présence d’une antibiothérapie en cours, portage de germes résistants, incompréhensions sur le timing et la durée de l’antibioprophylaxie, notion d’allergie à la pénicilline. Dans cet article, nous tentons de clarifier ces situations afin de favoriser la bonne application de l’antibioprophylaxie.

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